[GHC] #15916: GHC doesn't build on powerpc64 architecture on systems other than GNU / Linux

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#15916: GHC doesn't build on powerpc64 architecture on systems other than GNU /
Linux
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        Reporter:  pkubaj            |                Owner:  trommler
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.10.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  powerpc64
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |            Test Case:
  failed                             |
      Blocked By:  15411             |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |  https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/merge_requests/81
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Comment (by trommler):

 Replying to [comment:28 pkubaj]:
 > With this patch, I have the same result.
 >
 > I can bootstrap on amd64 just fine, but when compiling natively on
 powerpc64, I get:
 > {{{
 > echo "version, targetOS, targetARCH :: String" >> utils/ghc-
 pkg/dist/build/Version.hs
 > echo "version    = \"8.6.3\""      >> utils/ghc-
 pkg/dist/build/Version.hs
 > echo "targetOS   = \"freebsd\""        >> utils/ghc-
 pkg/dist/build/Version.hs
 > echo "targetARCH = \"powerpc64\""      >> utils/ghc-
 pkg/dist/build/Version.hs
 > "/wrkdirs/usr/ports/lang/ghc/work/ghc-8.6.3-boot/bin/ghc-8.6.3" -H32m -O
 -I/usr/include -L/usr/lib -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -Wall \
 >        -optc-O2 -optc-pipe -optc-Wall -optc-fno-stack-protector \
 > }}}

 What are the steps to reproduce this? Without those it is really hard to
 help.

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